You know, a lot of people are loath to go to an orchestral concert because they are intimidated by the thought.

I quite like post-apocalyptic films, things like 'Mad Max' for instance, because they are so full on and there is something quite cleansing about the post-apocalyptic because you can see where we all think we're heading.

Cruelty is like hope: it springs eternal.

I have a greater appreciation for kitchen appliances, having played one.

Childhood in large parts of modern Britain, at any rate, has been replaced by premature adulthood, or rather adolescence

Everybody uses mime and gesture in real life, though we don't realize it. It's very useful as a performance technique, though it can be boring to watch on its own.

[There] is no class so dangerous as the idle educated.